This is largely how I feel, but I’m not a perfectionist, by any means. I used to be; my mental health vastly improved once I realized that people I can’t control are inevitably going to make life worse for everyone, until the larger public develops the will to make the necessary sacrifices to rein it in, and it’s looking less and less likely to happen during my lifetime; and that my personal best may be better or worse yesterday and tomorrow than it is today, due to a plethora of variables, some within my control, most outside of my control. I just try to be my best today, and let any competition be mostly with myself.
This is largely how I feel, but I’m not a perfectionist, by any means. I used to be; my mental health vastly improved once I realized that people I can’t control are inevitably going to make life worse for everyone, until the larger public develops the will to make the necessary sacrifices to rein it in, and it’s looking less and less likely to happen during my lifetime; and that my personal best may be better or worse yesterday and tomorrow than it is today, due to a plethora of variables, some within my control, most outside of my control. I just try to be my best today, and let any competition be mostly with myself.